Modulational instability and beam propagation in photorefractive polymer

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 674-679

  Jisha, C P ^a   Kuriakose, V C ^a   Porsezian, K ^b  

^a Department of Physics   (India)

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODULATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS;

ABSORPTION LOSS; MODULATIONAL INSTABILITY; NONLINEAR MEDIUM; ONE-DIMENSIONAL BEAM; PHOTOREFRACTIVE POLYMERS; SOLITON PROPAGATION;

PHOTOREACTIVITY;

EID: 49049103955     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.25.000674     Document Type: Article

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